Ornamental fabric



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. C. JENKINS ORNAMENTAL" FABRIC Filed July 11. 1921 Patented July 10,1923.

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.ORNAIVIENTAL FABRIC.

Application filed July 11, 1921. Serial No. 483,919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CAPTOLIA JENKINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Guthrie, in the county of Todd and State of Kentucky, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in an Ornamental Fabric;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a fabric which may be used inthe construction of wearing apparel for exhibition and show purposes asregalia or forming parts thereof, show covers or cloths for horses onexhibition and the like-and with this object in view the same consistsof a construction and combination of parts of which a pre ferredembodiment is shown in the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view of a section of fabric embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a view of a single unit thereof.

Figure 3 is a view showing two of the units connected as in the courseof producing the fabric.

Figure 4 is an edge view of the construction shown in Figure 3.

The fabric consists essentially of a, plu rality. of units 10 which inthe construction illustrated constitute circular disks, each of which isimperforate except for a plurality of openings or perforations 11 forengagement by flexible loops or connectors 12 of textile material andconsisting of cords, ribbons or the like. Said disks are constructed'ofmetal, bone or any like material or substance, either polished, dull orof any preferred color or of varied colors to suit the character or theobject of the article to be constructed therefrom. Openings 11 of eachdislr'are equidistantly spaced from the center of the disk and from eachother and relatively close to the margin of the disk. The connectors areof loop form as best shown in Figure 4 and the strands forming them havetheir ends connecteo or tied into ornamental knots or pom poms at l3.-Two connectors pass through each opening 11. The groups of connectionspresent the appearance of rectangles or endless elements substantiallyin checkered relation to the disks 10.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is An ornamentalfabric having disks, each disk being in a single piece and provided witha plurality of openings therethrough equidistantly spaced from thecenter of the disk and from each other and relatively close to themargin of the disk, each disk aside from the openings therethrough beingsubstantially imperforate, connectors of textile material for the disks,said connectors in pluralities passing through each opening, eachconnector being a strand having its ends ornamentally connectedtogether, and the connectors being in groups topresent the appearance ofendless elements substantially in checkered relation with the disks,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. h r CAPTOLIA JENKINS.

mark Witnesses:

WM. MGMURRY, R. M. VAUGHN.

